What you didn’t see after the Spanish GP: Tsunoda and Antonelli test the future of F1

Red Bull Racing driver Tsunoda and Mercedes Antonelli completed 300 laps at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. They both drove 150 laps, with Tsunoda’s quickest time being 1'16''839 and Antonelli’s being 1'14''903.

It is worth noting that the time difference between the two is irrelevant, as they were testing “various constructions and solutions for the hardest compounds in the range.”

Pirelli Director of Motorsport, Mario Isola, said, “Our ongoing test programme is coming to its decisive phase.”

He continued, “Here in Barcelona, a track that provides a stern test for tyres, we evaluated the hardest compounds in the range and accumulated valuable data that we will verify at the Silverstone test in July following the British Grand Prix.”

Pirelli also announced, "The next development test for 2026 will take place on 19 and 20 June at the Fiorano track where, over the two days, Scuderia Ferrari will be testing wet weather prototype tyres."